Last week’s post was from a colleague about using SABA Webconferencing and a colleague posted a comment about using Webex to meet and work with students. Here are some other resources available at ECU for meeting remotely with students, staff or faculty. They are Lync – Available to students, faculty and staff, Lync integrates seamlessly with email, calendar and the … Read more
But it says it all! From https://oirt.rutgers.edu/end-of-semester-tips-for-instructors-using-lmss-learning-management-systems/ There is a lot for instructors to keep track of at the end of the semester. Here are some tips on how to avoid some of the common problems we see instructors run into at the end of the semester: Get your Gradebook in order. If you have any … Read more
Here’s an easy way to turn a single image into an interactive image. This tip comes in handy if you use collage images for interactive stories or have a great illustration but no way to break it into separate pieces. HAVE A QUESTION OR CONCERN? Reply to this email to start a conversation.
I had another post for this week’s blog but since WordPress was one of the system unavailable yesterday it gave me time to think about what to do when you can’t get your “stuff’! The usual advice is to save everything to your PirateDrive for easy access but that may not have helped yesterday as neither … Read more
I often get the request to assist with enabling a guest speaker to present to a class from outside the college. We do have SABA web conferencing software which easily allows guests to share content but often the technology gets a bit frustrating for some guests. Did you know that in recent versions of Skype … Read more
Tagging onto the today’s Technology Digest if you haven’t checked it out I recommend it as there are some neat tips and good information. One I want to highlight is Skype for Business/Microsoft Lync which can be used for communication and interaction in the classroom. Guest lecturers can join your class and even present content from their … Read more
14 Essentials of the Connected Classroom – some might not be for you but others are quite interesting!
Distance Education Proctoring Center The ECU DE Proctoring Center is an approved site in the UNC Online Proctoring Network. This site serves students enrolled in distance education courses that require proctored exams. If your professor is currently using this system, you must submit your appointment information through the UNC Academic Services Portal; otherwise, we will … Read more
You planned your semester and all was going well, of course until we have had these class cancellations. Yes I talk about lecture capture and that is always available but perhaps you planned on having your students do something different this semester and you were going to review the “how-to” during class. Perhaps there is … Read more
You know the same old in case of closings, lecture capture is a great tool to makeup class time either in the classroom or a desktop recording but came across this article which is a testimony to the use of video for classroom organization Sonic Foundry: 2016 Online Video Industry Prediction – Communication is the … Read more